Contemporary List of the Pennsylvania Row Galleys, October 12, 1775

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Date of Commission	Commencement of Pay	Captains	Date of Commissions	Commencement of Pay	Lieutenants	Names of the Armed Boats	Built by
1775			1775
July 17.	dd	1 Henry Dougherty	August 29th		1 Nathan Boyce	Washington	John Wharton
18.		2 John Rice	Septr 18		6 James Allen	Dickinson	John Rice
24.		3 Charles Alexander	Augt 30		2 Robert Pomeroy resign'd	Chatham	Casdrop
Augt 1.		4 Nicholas Biddle	Septr 2		4 Thomas Houston	Franklin	Emanuel Eyres
2.	dd	5 John Hamilton	Septemr 1st	dd	3 Hugh Montgomery	Congress	Emanuel Eyres
3.	dd	6 Allen Moore	Octr 3rd		13 [John] Hennessy	Effingham	Caswell
31.		7 James Montgomery	Septr 15th	dd	5 Gibbs Jones	Ranger	Saml Robins
~~Septr 4~~		~~Robert Eyres~~ ²	Septr 23d		10 Benjamin Thompson	Experiment	John Wharton
Septr 21st		10 Saml Davidson	Septr 19		7 Jeremiah Simmons	Warren	Marsh
Septr 19	dd	8 James Blair	Septr 20	dd	8 John Chatham	Burke	Warwick Coats
~~Septr 20~~		~~Samuel Davidson~~				~~Chatham~~
Septr 29	dd	9 Richard Eyres	20th	dd	9 George Garland	Camden	Sherlock
Octr 12		[Thomas] Moore			11 David Ford	Hancock	Wm Williams
Septr 29		11~~John Moulder~~ ³	20th
Octr 2	dd	12 Alexr Henderson	Octr 3		12 John Webb	Bull Dog	El Eyres

1. Committee of Safety, Navy Papers (January 3, 1775-July 29, 1776), Pa. Arch; endorsed "List of Galley Officers."

2. At the date of this return, October 12, 1775, no captain had been appointed by the Committee for the galley Experiment.

3. John Moulder refused appointment, and Thomas Moore was elected in his place.

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1775 October 12

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Ships

Experiment (Boat)

Series

American Theatre from September 3, 1775, to October 31, 1775

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